Beads: green glazed stone, pierced shell

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Object Number 24-24-50/B4269

Display Title Beads: green glazed stone, pierced shell

Descriptions

Inventory Description Organic, shell beads, snails, with 3 tubular green faience beads

Classification

Bead

Department Archaeological

Date 3411 BC-3100 BC

Culture

Archaic Period (Africa)

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Sudan / <State> / <County> / <City> / Gammai

Intrasite Cemetery 600, Grave 610

Additional Geographic Terms Nubia

Materials Shell, Glass

Dimensions Overall: 1 x 0.8 x 0.6 cm (3/8 x 5/16 x 1/4 in.)

Quantity 21

Provenance

Collector Mr. Oric Bates (1915-1917)

Donor Donated by Mrs. Oric Bates (1924)

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PrimaryMedia	Object Number	Title	Classification	Geography/Provenience
	15-12-50/B1421	Pierced shells and 2 glazed beads	Bead	Kerma
Image Not Available for 4 strings ostrich shell beads, 1 string poor green beads; 1 string green, etc. b	24-24-50/B3909	4 strings ostrich shell beads, 1 string poor green beads; 1 string green, etc. b	Bead	Gammai
	34-159-30/898	Necklace of 1 bone bead, 5 green stone beads, 2 pierced shell beads, 1 pottery b	Discoidal Bead	Carabobo
	14-63-50/B509	Pierced shells (1 lot)	Bead	Egypt
	46-73-10/57024	Shell beads	Bead	Los Muertos
Image Not Available for Beads - strich shell and faience	24-24-50/B4241	Beads - strich shell and faience	Bead	Gammai
Image Not Available for Organic shell beads, discoidal, with glass faience beads	24-24-50/B4147.1	Organic shell beads, discoidal, with glass faience beads	Bead	Gammai
Image Not Available for Many beads, mostly ostrich shell discs	24-24-50/B4221	Many beads, mostly ostrich shell discs	Bead	Gammai
Image Not Available for Loose beads: shell, faience, glass	24-24-50/B4031	Loose beads: shell, faience, glass	Bead	Gammai
Image Not Available for String of beads, faince, ostrich egg shell	47-13-50/6792	String of beads, faince, ostrich egg shell	Bead	Jebel Moya
Image Not Available for Ostrich and shell beads	24-24-50/B4023	Ostrich and shell beads	Bead	Abkah
	24-24-50/B3998	5 strings of beads - also loose beads	Bead	Abkah

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